Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2016, 12:51 PM EST for Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2016, 12:51 PM EST (17:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Yadkin County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:07 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Huntsville, NC | TREES DOWN ON FARMINGTON ROAD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 55 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -286 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 703 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 750 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
005
WUUS51 KRNK 241751
SVRRNK
NCC197-241815-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0004.160224T1751Z-160224T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1251 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN YADKIN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 115 PM EST
* AT 1247 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MOCKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAST BEND...
SHACKTOWN...
ENON...
COURTNEY...
AND HUNTSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR
SAFETY...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3605 8070 3626 8048 3626 8047 3622 8043
3621 8045 3617 8044 3614 8044 3612 8046
3612 8049 3611 8051 3608 8051 3605 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 229DEG 29KT 3596 8064
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JH2 follow-up statements
076
WWUS51 KRNK 241801
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
101 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC197-241815-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1815Z/
YADKIN NC-
101 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EST
FOR
SOUTHEASTERN YADKIN COUNTY...
AT 101 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HUNTSVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAST BEND...
SHACKTOWN...
ENON...
AND HUNTSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR
SAFETY...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 8063 3626 8048 3626 8047 3622 8043
3621 8045 3617 8044 3614 8044 3612 8046
3612 8049 3611 8051 3608 8051 3605 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 229DEG 29KT 3603 8054
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JH181
WWUS51 KRNK 241810
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
110 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC197-241820-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1815Z/
YADKIN NC-
110 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN YADKIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM EST...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3611 8063 3626 8048 3626 8047 3622 8043
3621 8045 3617 8044 3614 8044 3612 8046
3612 8049 3611 8051 3608 8051 3605 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 229DEG 29KT 3603 8054
$$
JHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 10:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Watauga | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 60 min |
| Feb 24, 11:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Surry | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 12:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes, Yadkin | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 12:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 41 min |
| Feb 24, 1:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 1:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 1:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 1:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 2:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 64 min |
| Feb 24, 2:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Caswell | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 3:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 54 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.